NSC 2008: Kenji Matsumoto [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-14, +686, and is ranked #48 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Given name(s): Kenji
Surname(s): Matsumoto
Home: Amherst, MA, United States
Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier
Hobbies: philosophy
Occupation: Student
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 53/132, 16.5-14.5 -197
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 60/172, 16-14 +432
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 19/87, 16-12 +761
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 27/76, 15-13 +192

Round by Round
High score: 616 Average for: 429 Average against: 404
Round 1		Matsumoto played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 445 to 338 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +107.
Round 2		Matsumoto played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 472 to 332 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +247.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 290 to 507 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +30.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 347 to 420 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -43.
Round 5		Matsumoto played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 468 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -174.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 419 to 386 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -141.
Round 7		Matsumoto played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 414 to 453 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -180.
Round 8		Matsumoto played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 427 to 436 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-5, -189.
Round 9		Matsumoto played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 561 to 208 (a spread of 353). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, +164. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Matsumoto played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +213.
Round 11		Matsumoto played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 536 to 353 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +396.
Round 12		Matsumoto played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +390.
Round 13		Matsumoto played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 476 to 408 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +458.
Round 14		Matsumoto played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 551 to 377 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +632. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Matsumoto played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 487 to 338 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +781.
Round 16		Matsumoto played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 466 to 407 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +840.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +833.
Round 18		Matsumoto played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +882.
Round 19		Matsumoto played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 316 to 482 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +716.
Round 20		Matsumoto played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and lost 428 to 483 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +661.
Round 21		Matsumoto played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +575.
Round 22		Matsumoto played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +619.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and won 616 to 301 (a spread of 315). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +934.
Round 24		Matsumoto played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 410 to 436 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +908.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 367 to 331 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +944.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 428 to 453 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +919.
Round 27		Matsumoto played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 393 to 549 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, +763.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 429 to 506 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-14, +686.

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